Osama Bin Laden Influence On Society

CRASH! Screams filled the air as the airplane crashed into the skyscraper. At first people thought it was an accident, but realized it wasn’t as another plane crashed into the skyscraper’s twin. Who was responsible for this act of terror? It was in fact Osama bin Laden, the leader of a terrorist group known as Al Qaeda. Osama bin Laden’s beliefs led to his hatred of America, his attacks on America, and ultimately caused his death. Here is a look at Osama’s family background. Osama’s father, Mohammed bin Laden started life in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia with a simple profession of bricklaying. While working on the construction of a palace for the Saudi Arabian royal family, it is said that he caught the attention of Abdul Aziz, the Saudi Monarch. Mohammed then began doing more construction work for the royal family and became good friends. His construction business began to grow, and that is the origin of the bin Laden family wealth (Osama bin Laden). Growing up, Osama’s life was influenced by both Western culture and Islamic traditions. In Jeddah and Mecca, he went to a private school to learn English, attended religious classes, and attended King Abdulaziz University. To add on to all that, he was very interested in learning about Islam. He would listen to speeches given by Abdullah …show more content…
In 2010, the government got information on Osama’s whereabouts, so on May 1st, a mission was carried out by some of the US SEALs. They arrived in Pakistan at night to assassinate bin Laden. The windows in his room prevented him to see what was going on outside and the electricity was out. As the US SEALs went through his compound, they shot several people. Bin Laden was finally found in his room and Osama’s youngest wife then went in front of her husband, but was pushed aside and shot. Then Osama was shot. Osama did not have a good escape plan and it was one of the things that lead to his death